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I never have problems concentrating, it’s always motivation and follow through. For entirely selfish reasons I’ll recommend against taking stimulants because t
by opportune 4y ago
I never have problems concentrating, it’s always motivation and follow through.
For entirely selfish reasons I’ll recommend against taking stimulants because there is a shortage and I don’t want to run out again :). I’ll say finding the right one can help a ton, but you have to realize very early on, what you are feeling is a kind of “high” that will wear off over the course of the never several months. I haven’t seen any data that they are that unhealthy for you long term if you are not abusing them.
What helps me the most is focusing on getting good sleep - and note that it takes over a week to transition from being regularly poorly rested to well rested. And even more, exercise! Sometimes I don’t even realize how bad my symptoms were on some particular day until I get a bunch of sun and lift weights. Also, if you regularly consume cannabis, try taking a week off - for me I find a pretty strong correlation between how much cannabis I'm consuming and how strong my symptoms are.
Outside of general lifestyle choices, I find collaborative work to be much more engaging and help me stay on top of things. “Body doubling” of just being around other people working isn’t effective for me, but actively working or chatting about work with someone else keeps me very engaged.